13 Facts About Hamza al-Ghamdi

Hamza Salah Sa'id al-Ghamdi was a Saudi terrorist hijacker.

Hamza al-Ghamdi arrived in the United States in May 2001 on a tourist visa.

On 11 September 2001, al-Ghamdi boarded United Airlines Flight 175 and hijacked the plane along with his older brother Ahmed al-Ghamdi and 3 other terrorists so that lead hijacker and trained pilot Marwan al-Shehhi could crash the plane into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.

Some reports say that Hamza al-Ghamdi left his home to fight in Chechnya against the Russians in early 2000.

Hamza al-Ghamdi called home several times until late 2001, saying he was in Chechnya.

In January 2001, Hamza al-Ghamdi rented a post office box in Delray Beach, Florida, with another hijacker, Mohand al-Shehri.

In March 2001, Hamza al-Ghamdi was filmed in a farewell video that was aired on al Jazeera.

Hamza al-Ghamdi was one of nine hijackers to open a SunTrust bank account with a cash deposit around June 2001.

However, Hamza al-Ghamdi instead went with Mohand al-Shehri to Newark, New Jersey, on $139.75 tickets purchased from the Mile High Travel agency in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.

Hamza and Ahmed al-Ghamdi stayed at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

On 22 September 2001, Arab News reported that Hamza al-Ghamdi's father told the Al Watan newspaper that an "FBI-released" photograph bore absolutely no resemblance to his son.

However, the picture Hamza al-Ghamdi's father refers to is assumed to have not been a picture released by the FBI, as they did not make the hijacker's pictures available until 27 September 2001.

Hamza al-Ghamdi appeared in a video released on 8 September 2006, that showed the planning of the attacks.